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A de-rigged Hobie 16 Hobie 16. The Hobie 16 is manufactured in France by the Hobie Cat company, and by the Hobie Cat of America company in the United States. [citation needed] The Hobie 16 normally carries two sails, the mainsail and the jib. There is a kit to allow an H16 to fly a spinnaker but this is only class legal for youth racing ...
Formula 16: Development class: Formula 18: Development class: Hobie 14: Hobie 16: Hobie 17: 1985: John Wake: Hobie Cat: Hobie Dragoon: Hobie Tiger: 1995: Hobie Cat Europe: Hobie Cat Europe Hobie Cat [58] Hobie Wildcat: M32: 2010: Göran Marström/Kåre Ljung: Aston Harald Composite AB: Nacra 20: 1998: Morrelli & Melvin: Nacra Sailing [59] Nacra ...
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The Hobie 18 was designed to be not only fast but also rugged. It is designed to be sailed by a crew of two, but can easily carry four passengers when cruising. Experienced sailors can sail the Hobie 18 solo. Unlike the Hobie 14 and 16, the Hobie 18 has symmetrical hulls, using daggerboards to maintain course stability. The boat features a ...
Without dagger boards but with a large sail area to weight ratio (the "16" weighed 325 lb (147 kg) at its inception and, with over 350 sq ft (33 m 2) of sail), the initial Hobie designs were able to sail into and out of heavy surf safely. The asymmetric hulls reduced lateral drift which made dagger board-dependent designs more difficult to ...
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The Hobie Alter Cup is a long-running invitational championship of catamaran champions named after Hobie Alter who made beach catamaran sailing a very popular sport worldwide in the 1970s. The event was generally a five-day, round-robin on manufacturer-supplied boats to ensure the competition was a test of sailing skill and influenced by ...
The Naples Sabot is an 8-foot (2.4 m) sailing dinghy. [1] The Naples Sabot was designed by Roy McCullough and R.A. Violette and the first two were built in Violette's garage during WW II, [2] although official designs were not made available until 1946.